1
as in to come
to get to a destination
when will the guests arrive?
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2
as in to succeed
to reach a desired level of accomplishment
the actress knew she'd arrived when she received an Oscar nomination
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as in comer
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Recent Examples of arrive
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Those different facets of Tom’s appeal will all come into play when a dangerously idyllic young family arrives at the resort — the kind whose telegenic beauty would almost feel wasted if it weren’t being used to hide an ugly secret of some kind.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
After Wolsey leaves, a group actually interested in getting to the bottom of the massacre arrives, led by Dellinger, who immediately notices that the attackers used shod horses and thus were almost certainly not Natives.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Deputies performed life-saving measures until Cal Fire paramedics arrived.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Those different facets of Tom’s appeal will all come into play when a dangerously idyllic young family arrives at the resort — the kind whose telegenic beauty would almost feel wasted if it weren’t being used to hide an ugly secret of some kind.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
The realization of the last arrives, with an overpowering force, only once Dr. Woolf has the needle in her arm.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
After Wolsey leaves, a group actually interested in getting to the bottom of the massacre arrives, led by Dellinger, who immediately notices that the attackers used shod horses and thus were almost certainly not Natives.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arrive
Verb
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Maduro succeeded Hugo Chávez, after whom chavismo is named.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2020, Just and her daughter Juliette launched the Poker Power platform to teach women and girls how to play the game, and how to use the lessons from poker to succeed professionally.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Despite the definition of digicam morphing to include a wider array of cameras, Lee seems to be accepting of all comers.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Nov. 2024
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The yield has been staggering since Northern Illinois, as Notre Dame has not only beaten all comers, but ground most into dust.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
Verb
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Adebayo also appears to be on his way to overtaking Haslem as the Heat’s all-time leading rebounder within the next two seasons.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
24 Feb. 2025
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For Merz, that support appears to have gone too far.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His ventures have thrived because of their agility and responsiveness to market demands, setting new benchmarks for excellence.—
Tyler Shepherd,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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After the team practiced ahead of its flight to Toronto, backup center Kevin Love likened the team’s task ahead to thriving within a playoff series: playing things out while relying on luck, executing and winning games against non-playoff teams and capitalizing on homestands.—
James Jackson,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Source: Coca-Cola Coca-Cola is launching a prebiotic soda brand called Simply Pop, taking on upstarts Olipop and Poppi.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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In that time, the finances and internal cohesion of that upstart Amazon Labor Union deteriorated.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The movement flourished during the anti-lockdown movement at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Instead, the Cardinals have flourished under first-year coach Pat Kelsey.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The battle of the nouveau riche could just as easily be referred to as the Oil Firm.—
Darren Richman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Who does Johnson consider nouveau riche?—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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“Arrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrive. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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